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Mesa, AZ vs Sahuarita, AZ

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- Sahuarita is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 24.0% more likely to be married in Sahuarita.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Sahuarita.
 Mesa, AZSahuarita, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock33,524329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,242285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock897.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,065.693.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZSahuarita, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZSahuarita, AZUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.2%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock39.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZSahuarita, AZUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,89880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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